palmerred Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 Good interview on the site this morning. Interesting that Southampton approached him to come in and work with their under 16s. Looks well and seems happy. Thought he was cagey in his comments regarding Johnson and McCalister . Get the impression they wouldn't be his best mates or so on, esp on the basis he text Bobby Reid to say he was doing well, but no mention of being in contact with others. What I don't get is, if a Premier League club see something in him as a coach, why didn't we approach him to run our academy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tears in rain Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 14 minutes ago, palmerred said: Good interview on the site this morning. Interesting that Southampton approached him to come in and work with their under 16s. Looks well and seems happy. Thought he was cagey in his comments regarding Johnson and McCalister . Get the impression they wouldn't be his best mates or so on, esp on the basis he text Bobby Reid to say he was doing well, but no mention of being in contact with others. What I don't get is, if a Premier League club see something in him as a coach, why didn't we approach him to run our academy? At a risk of sounding like a nay sayer and into the conspiracy theories..... maybe he isn't one of the boys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipps69 Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 Any proof we haven't approached him & offered him a role in the coaching set-up? Plus it was well documented by himself that he was going to spend time in foreign countries doing some charitable work, so maybe we knew he wasn't available for a while? Why do people always assume that if we don't sign someone or offer them a job at the club, that we haven't approached 'said players or coaches'? Would you expect the club to come out & say "We approached Louis about a coaching role but he's off on his jollies for 2 years so we're going to wait for him to come back" (which he may not of done). People moan about 'jobs for the boys' & then they moan when there isn't 'jobs for the boys'! Ever get the feeling that the club just can't win? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashtonwurzel Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 Maybe he hasn't got the qualifications, aptitude, personality and experience to run a Championship Academy ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 Maybe the timing was too soon after Tinnion, and with that in mind we wanted him to go out and get experience away from Bristol City, and I don't mean a couple of months at Coventry as that's pretty much all he knows football wise. He might work for the club one day, who knows but going straight from player to boss/coach with no other life input hasn't worked in the past so why would he have been any different back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRISTOL86 Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 If we had people would have slagged it off as 'jobs for the boys'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tears in rain Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 Maybe he doesn't want anything to do with football anymore as well? Might be enjoying his time away from it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dollymarie Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 6 minutes ago, Tears in rain said: Maybe he doesn't want anything to do with football anymore as well? Might be enjoying his time away from it! He's on the coaching staff at Southampton? Coaching the under 16's. Hardly away from football? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tears in rain Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 1 minute ago, Dollymarie said: He's on the coaching staff at Southampton? Coaching the under 16's. Hardly away from football? I thought the op said he was approached only... my bad! I don't do mornings very well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palmerred Posted August 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 Sorry maybe I wasn't clear on my point. He started working for Southampton in the summer for their under 16s. In the summer we had a vacancy in our academy. So my point doesn't relate to him going away for a year doing charity work. In the summer he was looking for coaching work, and wanted by Southampton. He had a great association with this club and I would have liked to have thought we would have been looking at him. Or as I personally see it, he's not too impressed with Johnson and his current staffing team, he seemed to distance himself from any questions relating to Johnson at any time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palmerred Posted August 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 1 hour ago, Ashtonwurzel said: Maybe he hasn't got the qualifications, aptitude, personality and experience to run a Championship Academy ? But has the qualifications, aptitude, personality and experience to run Southampton's under 16s which is part of one of the best academy's in the UK ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exAtyeoMax Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 9 minutes ago, palmerred said: Sorry maybe I wasn't clear on my point. He started working for Southampton in the summer for their under 16s. In the summer we had a vacancy in our academy. So my point doesn't relate to him going away for a year doing charity work. In the summer he was looking for coaching work, and wanted by Southampton. He had a great association with this club and I would have liked to have thought we would have been looking at him. Or as I personally see it, he's not too impressed with Johnson and his current staffing team, he seemed to distance himself from any questions relating to Johnson at any time. Not necessarily agreeing with your point re LJ and co but I thought it was interesting what he said about the politics of football clubs. I like Louis and think he always says it as it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipps69 Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 20 minutes ago, palmerred said: Sorry maybe I wasn't clear on my point. He started working for Southampton in the summer for their under 16s. In the summer we had a vacancy in our academy. So my point doesn't relate to him going away for a year doing charity work. In the summer he was looking for coaching work, and wanted by Southampton. He had a great association with this club and I would have liked to have thought we would have been looking at him. Or as I personally see it, he's not too impressed with Johnson and his current staffing team, he seemed to distance himself from any questions relating to Johnson at any time. Maybe he didn't apply for the vacant job in the summer when it was available? I would hardly expect City to contact every ex-player in the hope that they maybe interested in a possible position. Jamie McCombe is on Lincoln's coaching staff while still being registered as a player (same as Wilbs was here for a couple of weeks), why haven't we offered McCombe a job? The vacant job was advertised, maybe Carey didn't want it? Maybe Southampton were offering more money? Maybe (as you say) he didn't want to work under LJ & JMc? Maybe he didn't want it seen that he only got the job because he played for us & wanted to prove he deserved a job because of his ability in doing 'said job'? Why isn't Matt Hewlett working for us? Or Matt Bryant? Or Paul Mardon? All local ex-players of ours. Why aren't I a millionaire? All questions that no one can really answer & no one really thinks or cares about in the grand scheme of things, Carey has a job & City have filled their vacant position with someone they see fit to do it. As for me, there's far too many reasons why I'm not a millionaire! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marina's Rolls Royce Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 1 hour ago, Tipps69 said: Any proof we haven't approached him & offered him a role in the coaching set-up? Plus it was well documented by himself that he was going to spend time in foreign countries doing some charitable work, so maybe we knew he wasn't available for a while? Why do people always assume that if we don't sign someone or offer them a job at the club, that we haven't approached 'said players or coaches'? Would you expect the club to come out & say "We approached Louis about a coaching role but he's off on his jollies for 2 years so we're going to wait for him to come back" (which he may not of done). People moan about 'jobs for the boys' & then they moan when there isn't 'jobs for the boys'! Ever get the feeling that the club just can't win? Yes. Most Saturday's and many Tuesdays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon79 Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 Good interview from Louis, enjoying these old player interviews at the minute. Just as a side note, @AdamB, I seem to be having difficulties watching the same interviews as some. Am I watching the edited version, which isn't showing me the nobody likes LJ etc bits? COYR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
View from the Dolman Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 1 hour ago, palmerred said: Sorry maybe I wasn't clear on my point. He started working for Southampton in the summer for their under 16s. In the summer we had a vacancy in our academy. So my point doesn't relate to him going away for a year doing charity work. In the summer he was looking for coaching work, and wanted by Southampton. He had a great association with this club and I would have liked to have thought we would have been looking at him. Or as I personally see it, he's not too impressed with Johnson and his current staffing team, he seemed to distance himself from any questions relating to Johnson at any time. He's been at Southampton for some time! Was suggested he was doing so on here in October 2015! ...and he featured in social media for Southampton in November 2016... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
You Do The Dziekanowski Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 We didn't approach him because OTIB would go into meltdown, heaven forbid an ex player becoming a coach here! How dare are you even suggest such a thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoxton casual Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 9 hours ago, palmerred said: But has the qualifications, aptitude, personality and experience to run Southampton's under 16s which is part of one of the best academy's in the UK ? The academy that many talented Brisolians and West Country lads joined before City actually took scouting locally seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoxton casual Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 The lack of good will maybe even stretches to Adam Baker, who had a pop saying Carey was interested in his job? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myol'man Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 Maybe out of favour following the Plymouth half time incident? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dollymarie Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 He lives in Long Ashton so maybe he just wants a break from Bristol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selred Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 Anyone else surprised this is the first time he's been back?? Odd for a lifelong City fan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityred exile Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 10 hours ago, palmerred said: Good interview on the site this morning. Interesting that Southampton approached him to come in and work with their under 16s. Looks well and seems happy. Thought he was cagey in his comments regarding Johnson and McCalister . Get the impression they wouldn't be his best mates or so on, esp on the basis he text Bobby Reid to say he was doing well, but no mention of being in contact with others. What I don't get is, if a Premier League club see something in him as a coach, why didn't we approach him to run our academy? yeah I had same thoughts as you on this interview But no mention of his "best buddy " Scotty ! Also surely a job could have been made for Louis even as under 11/12 /13 /14/15 /16 Coach here after all is he not a legend of the club ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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alexukhc Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 1 hour ago, Selred said: Anyone else surprised this is the first time he's been back?? Odd for a lifelong Liverpool fan! Edited Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelts Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Brent Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 22 minutes ago, Carey 6 said: Thanks for the memories Louis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garland-sweden Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 Met him a couple of time when he stopped play. Very nice guy and he looks happy in the interwiev. Never forget his goal vs Palace away. We talked about it and he said the frekick was not going as they planed but he scored with his right foot and goal, wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prinny Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 If you wanted to get into youth coaching and SOUTHAMPTON FC offered a position why would anyone turn that down for us? There definitely is a "not what you know, but who you know" culture in football but even if all things were equal would you go to a Premier league team, world famous academy and coaching team who have produced "home grown" top level talents and consistently developed in-port talent to turn huge profits on or learn from us? Also they keep pumping out successful coaches too! It's a dream club to have on your studying resume! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One BCFC Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 2 hours ago, Selred said: Anyone else surprised this is the first time he's been back?? Odd for a lifelong City fan! Exactly what I think. Not doubting his Legend status at the club but I have had my doubts that he really has ever supported the club following his decision to leave for Coventry. Also after his comments about 'Bristol United'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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